Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-05
A ASSAULT.

a Prominent Citizen OF Mineral
Hill WayielI by AN Etaiisn-Sup-
paxed Causes which Led 10 the
assault.
From reliable information recently re-
ceivsd from Mineral Hill, we learn that .
most dsstsrdly assault was perpetrstsd in
hat town last week without IN apparent
cause, and which, fortunately for the in
tended victim, miscarried. As a promi-
nent citizen OF that town was returning
home on las. Thursday evening at about
$40 o'clock, ne Was aeylaid by an Italian
known es Piekaniri, who lay in wait
around the corner Of the house, aud dealt
him a fearfal blow. sgl.h perhaps a deadly
intent. rs.ng q hss3 msaogsry club. 50
ho stoorsd 80 -se-s tAs kew in the lock.
/ rtaoAte!y the :"teaded victim heard ths
wb'z 4 ths eeaaiy weapon, and dodged
80 Meient to rec i've the blow slsntiag on
the shoulder. r1s3- nearly disabled hin
two more sttvnpts 30 use the club, bas
being unsuccessful, took up the side
hill and cut Of town. Tho next morning
- ? - sAhGNA fhONf4A bpAch ~ y
Buchanan, the Justice Of the Peace, to Sc
cure a warrant for the apprehension OF
the sssanlting party. The Justice refused
point blank % issue the warrant, and said
he would have nothing to do wish ii.
The causes which led to the oowardly
assault are supposed to be about as fol-
laws: There is 12-year-old girl in that
wn whioh the Italian il supposed to have
- re control OF than is consistent with
uorality, 10 say the least. and il has
o eated u great deal OF salk throughout
nat section since the Italian returned
trom Bullion some two months since. This
YES becoming so notorious that several
oingans and ladies cautioned the young
girl repeatedly ON her actions, which were
~ caarse, supposed to be unknown to the
mother. Several weeks since the victim
OF the dastardly assault. in conversation
~ith the girls mother, mentioned the saot
that there was too much talk about 8 girl
go yonpg. That was about all that was
said, aud was only vouchsafed at the earn
est solicitation OF the mother, who ex-
planned that parents were always the last
10 discover most acts OF their children,
and she considered it every persons dnty
20 speak II they saw anything wrong"
Evidently she acted on the advice given at
the time, as well as that from other friends
OF the family. She undoubtedly told the
girl what was said abous her in the COM
nunisy, and she in turn communicated ii
to the Italian. On Christmas eve, it is
said, a respectable womsp OF family, made
some fearful charges against the two in
public, since which time the girl il said to
have been more oireumspeot 10 her behev-
Tor. By this move the would. be assassin
evidently thought he was losing his pre-
vicnsiy acquired control over the girl. aud
~eTroneousiy attributed the result as a 30.
quonce to the conversation OF the citizen
with the girls mother. This ia supposed
to have been tho cause of the cowardly at
tsok, as the parties never had any business
transactions, and never associated with
each other.
The attitude OF the Justice for refusing
a warrant for the apprehension OF a would
be assassin IA inexpliosble, and calls for an
Investigation into tn sorkings OF the
Justices off ce at Mineral Fill.